Calor and its transport

[presto51]

JIMBO47:
I remember Calor had 2 drivers based at Lockerbie ,they parked at the old ^truckstop^next to National tyres 60-80 ish,next the A74 in a housing scheme,one o the drivers was Eric Knutt(spelling ) i can still put a face tae the other guy but the name has escaped me.
jimmy

if it was a wee guy could be goergie patterson rip
eric nutt is still about

[5thdragoon]

There were two brothers also, Andy and Jimmy Bell, who lived at Carlisle but were based at Lockerbie

[5thdragoon]

Seen a write up about Cartwright supplying trailers, any info AIC60 (Chief Engineer) !!!

[iac60]

5thDragoon:
Seen a write up about Cartwright supplying trailers, any info AIC60 (Chief Engineer) !!!

Where did you see the write up and was there any photos? Some articles have the trailer photo and others the 15 tonne cylinder rigid with full length side lift. I’ll ask the Engineer for the photos and put them on! If you see the trailer photo I am sure you will recognise the location!!!

[5thdragoon]

It was an IRTE article I think, the photo had Middlesbrough transporter bridge in the background.

[adr_1]

These gas tanks were used for the transportation of Methyl Chloride from the Ineos site in Runcorn - although they look a bit tatty in the photos, they are not as old as they look Good thread by the way

[5thdragoon]

Ive just discovered one or two more articles in the garage so I will put them up soon.

[toxic_gas_man]

The two old MC gas tanks look like ex ICI Mond Road Fleet tanks based at Bankes Lane Runcorn.Possibly built about 1980,and ran on the Ardeer and Barry jobs, cheers Ted.

[5thdragoon]

[5thdragoon]

Some Coulier I found cica late 1980s when Calor was still associated with them.

[iac60]

One of two palletised trailers operating from the Calor cylinder reconditioning plant near Bury St Edmunds. These are used to collect empty cylinders from the Calor plants take them to be reconditioned and return them back like new. This trailer is loaded with 1,092 cylinders which are outbound to be reconditioned. This palletised system came from Ireland where it has been in use by Calor for a number of years.

[adr_1]

toxic gas man:
The two old MC gas tanks look like ex ICI Mond Road Fleet tanks based at Bankes Lane Runcorn.Possibly built about 1980,and ran on the Ardeer and Barry jobs, cheers Ted.

Those MC tanks are not old enough to be in the ICI fleet as they were built in the early 2000’s - as can be seen in the photo’s, the stainless steel panel has the stencil " BUILT FOR TDG BY CLAYTON"

[toxic_gas_man]

Hi Adr you are more than likely right,the old eyes are not as good as they were.Very similar to the tanks we had back then.Ted.

[adr_1]

Hi Toxic - I don’t think they were as well built as the old ones - all the ICI stuff was made to a very high std I know a few old boys who were at banks lane on the road fleet - cheers

[5thdragoon]

IAC60’ three months passed must have got some new or different kit?

[iac60]

5thDragoon:
IAC60’ three months passed must have got some new or different kit?

Hi 5th Dragoon, New in this year are cylinder trailers, artic tankers and a few cylinder rigids. I’ll dig something out.

[iac60]

22 new 43ft cylinder trailers built by Cartwrights of Altrincham. 5th Dragoon will no doubt recognise the location!! This was part of 88 new trailers purchased this year for all Calor filling plant locations.

[5thdragoon]

What price per trailer nowadays

[lusk]

Thanks a lot for this topic, it really has made for very interesting reading. I appreciate it is not directly transport related, but does anybody have any pictures of Calor’s bottling plants?

[gafflad]

hi all

has anyone got photos of the following two erf e series that are ex calor and still working on the fairs now would like to see some pics of them working they are e series f909 rbl and g685 aan .

many thanks for help in this matter .